"Civilians/Partisans/Volkssturm in 28mm" Topic

I'm collecting forces and scenery for some Germany East Front 1945 gaming, using the Chain of Command rules.

I intend to field the German side as few quality units backed up by Volkssturm.

I have a no. of the old Bolt Action Volkssturm and partisans, but would like to have more variety. I'm aware of the different alternative solutions, such as the SCW and VBCW, but most of these have very unlikely weapons for Volkssturm.

Anyone aware of good quality augmenties for the old Paul Hicks sculpts?

Also, I really wonder why no-one makes a plastic set of civilians suitable for this period, with SCW/VBCW/WWII ect. being as popular as they are… Could fill the role of refugees, locals, partisans, militias and a host of other…

Anyone having any thoughts on plastic civilians? (Warlords/WGF ;-))

You might take a look at the Musketeer Minis figures for VBCW and IWI. They have a variety of weapons, so could be passed off as Volkstrum. They are I believe Paul Hicks sculpts.

There are some here –
link

Warlord do dads army in civvie gear and some of the foundry ranges have possible choices from the Victorian sculpts, perhaps?

Londonplod – Love those Great escape Figs. I don't know if you can still get them but Cannon Fodder Miniatures (now defunct) made some nice inter-war Germans. I have a number of them as Volkstrum.

I compiled a list of WW2 civilian possibilities for refugees;

Redoubt SDX 23 BRITISH GENTLEMAN IN STRAW BOATER WITH WALKING STICK

Dixon GANG8 'Down and outs' (5)
RES3 Male and female cyclists with bicycles
WGV4 2 workmen carrying fence piece
WG23 Stagecoach porter handing up hat box

WG10 Woman walking
WG12 Gambler/Sutler- standing with cigar
WG32 Girl walking with basket
WG94 Doctor standing with bag.
WG33 Newspaper boy running
GANG9 'Bootleggers'

Eureka [PAXP04] Seamus O'Toole

Brigade GW28-1139 3 men, 3 women, 1 girl.

Steve Barber PW12 The Book Keeper
PW14 Man In Suit Wearing A Straw Boater, Walking With A Cane

PW21 Private Investigator, Standing Smoking Cigar
PW23 Man In Suit & Fedora Hat, Walking
PW28 Anna Sage
PW29 Fat Politician

Artizan PLP080 – Hans Belker
PLP086 – Bowler
PLP041 – Dr Bell
PLP042 – Proff Walcot
PLP043 – Miss Greentree
PLP064 – Rick
PLP076 – Reeves
PLP075 – Maisy
PLP063 – Gaspar Toucan ( Flemish Sleuth)

PLP108 – Terrance
PLP107 – Mr Peregrine
PLP093 – Signor Ferrari
PLP094 – Reverend Green
PLP014 – Herr Tohdt
PLP079 – Dr. Glockenspiel
PLP166 – O'Hanlon The Gamekeeper (armed with shotgun)
PLP146 – ATS Driver Sally Haines
PLP145 – Dr Curfew
PLP130 – Doctor Salmander
PLP132 – Inspector Dawlish
PLP110 – Mr Harries

EM4
Female Adventurer with Binoculars Ref: 2002a
Female in Short Skirt Ref: 2002c
Female Adventurer with Book Ref: 2002e
Doctor Ref: 2001a
Gangster with cigar Ref: 2006a

Musketeer
CIV 1
man in hat, walking
woman walking
man reading paper
man smoking
boy in cap running
CIV 2
man leaning on shovel
man carrying sack
standing man
walking older woman
walking girl

Brigade Games
BG-MWC001 Innocent Bystanders
BG-EEP010 Merchant Crew I

Copplestone
BC19 Female Archaeologists (2 or 4 unarmed)
GN8 Honest Citizens

Foundry
WW2016 – British Characters
Old man
Air raid warden
vicar
verger
nun
woman in fur coat
policeman
woman with bike

Gary Mitchell
DW2 Elizabeth II

West Wind Productions
French civilians
Nuns

RatTrap
Waterfront Characters (4 seamen)
Citizens of New Commerce

Black Cat Bases
9/37 Investigator reaching into his jacket
18/37 Investigator with torch 2
29/47 Male civilian
13/47 Butler
26/28 The Occult Investigator
3/4 Hat sprue 1 (2x cap, 4x brimmed hat)

CP Models
VC03 Labourer
VC02 BUTCHER
VC09 WATSON

And since i did, Col Bill's has started doing a cart with WW2 refugees.

Katiel, that's a great list, but aren't Steve Barber models 20mm?

If I was you I would have a look at Tsuba Miniatures as they are doing a German Civil War range which is sculpted by Paul Hicks and fit into Musketeers range wonderful.

It amazing me too that there are no armed civilians box set in plastics and would love to see them

SB's are small 28s. I have some of the prohibition figures for my wild west town and they fit with (for example) old Foundry sculpts.

The Warlord "Defenders of Berlin" and Great Escape Games Hitler Youth and BDM figures are very good.

Not exactly what you are after, but Copplestone Back of Beyond Partisans with their dated clothing & rifles are ideal for rural/peasant Russian militia/partisans – I field mine as either Sov or Kaminski Brigade